Sweet Strawberry Backpack – Free Knitting Pattern

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a free knitting pattern (sorry, guys, I’m a slow knitter!) but I haven’t forgotten about you knitters out there! This was such a fun knit project that I just had to share it here on the blog. My oldest loved modeling it for me and wants to keep it as his own – which is fine as long as he and his brothers don’t fight over it. Hahaha…. I said “if”. If you have more than one child you know how unlikely it is that they’ll fight over something!

We just finished with strawberry season here in Middle TN and we always grow a decent crop in our own little backyard garden. Strawberries are one of the first summer fruits around here and it always signals a bountiful harvest for the rest of the season as we grow several types of berries that last into early fall. To celebrate the sweet summer strawberries, I designed this knitted backpack to look like a ripe, luscious strawberry!

Hanger

Strap (make 2)

Repeat Rows 1-2 until Strap measures 18” from beginning or to desired length. For my 7-year-old the 18″ was a little long and I had to pull it up. For a smaller child I would make them shorter, probably 14″ for a child my son’s size and maybe even 12″ for a child younger than 5.

Finishing

Block all pieces.

Sew zipper in place between front and top.

Stitch seed details in duplicate stitch on Front.

Sew Side Pockets to Side Panel at each end. Sew Side Panel from left bottom corner to right bottom corner of front and back. Sew Base in place at bottom.

Center Hanger at top and stitch in place.

Sew on Straps in desired locations.

Weave in ends.

I hope you enjoy this free knitting pattern! 😀

Amanda

*This pattern originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of I Like Knitting.

Trackbacks

Bloggers: Seeking designs for your upcoming roundup? I’d love for you to feature my work! You have my permission to use one photo in your roundup post as long as a link is provided back to the associated pattern page. Please let me know when your post is published so I can share it on my social media, too. Thank you!